Autostraddle describes itself as “… a progressively feminist online community for a new generation of kickass lesbian, bisexual & otherwise inclined ladies (and their friends),” and it is one of my favourite things on the internet! It’s a mix of politics, advice, pop culture and more from a queer and trans* perspective.

“It’s a great double bind. If you present in a traditionally feminine way, you’re just being a misogynistic parody of a woman, and if you fail to present in a traditionally feminine way, ha! There’s the proof that you’re not really a woman right there.”

“So not only do I have to deal with the crippling body dysphoria that comes from having a body that I don’t even recognize as my own, I also have to deal with the cultural misogyny that tells me that a woman can’t be as big and fat as I am and still be desirable.”

“Oftentimes when I am in a place occupied by butches and men, masculinity becomes a kind of currency… if there are women in the room, their objectification seems to be a bonding mechanism for the butches and men, laughing about who has the best ass, the best tits, who they’d f*ck or not f*ck.”